Política de género, equidad, diversidad e inclusión para los proyectos científicos y las actividades de desarrollo de capacidades del IAI

The IAI's 2022 policy aims to ensure the full and equitable participation of underrepresented groups—including women, indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, racialized groups, and LGBTQ+ communities—within its scientific and capacity-building initiatives. The policy outlines five primary objectives: promoting EDI in science, integrating EDI into IAI activities, reducing selection biases, fostering inclusive research environments, and increasing regional EDI capacities. It emphasizes an intersectional approach to address systemic barriers and aligns with international standards such as the UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science and UN Sustainable Development Goal 5.

• The IAI identifies specific underrepresented groups that the policy aims to support, including women, indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, members of visible minorities or racialized groups, and members of LGBTQ+ communities.
• Historical data shows a gender gap in IAI scientific projects; between 2002 and 2021, women served as principal investigators in only 29% of Collaborative Research Networks and Small Grants Programs, while representing 36% of all research roles in those projects.
• IAI capacity-building activities have shown higher female participation, with women making up 51.5% of participants in 24 training events between 2012 and 2019, and reaching 86% in the first research internship program.
• The policy mandates that IAI grant agreements for scientific and capacity-building activities must include a clause requiring the achievement of EDI among participants and the inclusion of EDI dimension analysis.
• To reduce bias in project selection, the IAI will provide EDI training to expert peer-review panels to address issues such as unconscious bias.
• The IAI commits to promoting work-life balance and providing flexibility in grant agreements, including potential extensions or additional funding for researchers requiring family or medical leave.
• The policy establishes a zero-tolerance stance toward harassment, racism, and sexual harassment, stating that such violations may lead to the termination of contracts or financial support.

APA

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (2022). Política de género, equidad, diversidad e inclusión para los proyectos científicos y las actividades de desarrollo de capacidades del IAI. https://archive.iai.int/administrador/assets/images/ckfinder/files/IAI-Politica-EDI.pdf

Chicago

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. Política de género, equidad, diversidad e inclusión para los proyectos científicos y las actividades de desarrollo de capacidades del IAI. 2022. https://archive.iai.int/administrador/assets/images/ckfinder/files/IAI-Politica-EDI.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{interamericaninstituteforglobalchangeresearch2022poltica, author = {{Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}}, title = {{Política de género, equidad, diversidad e inclusión para los proyectos científicos y las actividades de desarrollo de capacidades del IAI}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, year = {2022}, month = jun, url = {https://archive.iai.int/administrador/assets/images/ckfinder/files/IAI-Politica-EDI.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }